June Mariu, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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New Zealand Māori community leader and former sportswoman
Date of Birth: 01-Jun-1932
Place of Birth: Hicks Bay, Gisborne District, New Zealand
Profession: basketball player
Zodiac Sign: Gemini 
About June Mariu
- Dame Mabel June Hinekahukura Mariu (née Waititi, born 1 June 1932) is a New Zealand Maori community leader and former sportswoman.
- She represented New Zealand at netball, captaining the national side in 1960, and basketball.
- Between 1987 and 1990, she served as national president of the Maori Women's Welfare League.In the 1985 Queen's Birthday Honours, Mariu was awarded the Queen's Service Medal for public services.
- In the 2006 New Year Honours, she was appointed a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to Maori and the community, and in the 2012 Queen's Birthday and Diamond Jubilee Honours, she was promoted to Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, also for services to Maori and the community.
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